Amy`s Christmas Wish I wish for all homes to be comfortable and all

Amy’s Christmas Wish
I wish for all homes to be
comfortable and all hearts to be
comforted.
Amy’s Christmas Gift
A brand new “How’d You Do That?”
showing how to make
ribbon leaves. Perfect for
creating a beautiful silk ribbon
poinsettia.
DECEMBER 2014
JANUARY 2015
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Amy’s Golden Strand
3808 Summer Ave
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 458-6109
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www.amybunger.com
Winter Wacky House
Cost: $265.00 18 Mesh
7 x 4 1/2 x 8 1/2
Guide Available
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RIBBON LEAF
Fold the ribbon in half lengthwise.
Cut a 6 inch length of 5/8” wired ribbon
and remove the wire from ONE side of
the ribbon. This can also be worked
with non-wired ribbon.
From the folded end of the ribbon, turn
the NO WIRE corner down at a right
angle. With a knot in a doubled thread
of matching color, start approximately
1/8” up from the point and baste to the
top of the diagonal edge. Take two
tacking stitches at the top of the diagonal to prevent this diagonal basting
line from gathering into the point.
From the tacking stitches at the corner,
continue to baste across the “no wire”
edges through both thicknesses of the
ribbon. Fold the other end down and
baste to the bottom without tacking at
the corner this time.
3808 Summer Ave
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 458-6109
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www.amybunger.com
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RIBBON LEAF
continued
Pull the basting thread to gather the ribbon
along the basting line up to the tacking
stitches.
Open the two sides of the ribbon. The end
with the tail of thread should turn under
toward the backside of the leaf, while the
end with the knot should be fairly flat and
pointed. Work a few tacking stitches into
the backside of the seam. At the end of the
gathered seam, take a tacking stitch
through the fold of the ribbon to pull it toward the center and keep it away from the
edges. Trim the tail of the knot, if needed,
to keep it hidden under the leaf.
Flip the leaf over and tack it to your canvas working
tiny pinhead stitches into the gathered seam of the leaf.
You may also work a few tacking stitches along the edge
of the ruffle to hold the leaf in place and prevent the
sides from lifting off the canvas exposing the backside.
This technique can be used on ribbon with or without
wired edges. If you select silk ribbon, you can work very
small delicate leaves as well as large leaves. Satin and
velveteen ribbons are too heavy to work small leaves,
but make gorgeous medium or large leaves. Cut longer
lengths for wider ribbons.
3808 Summer Ave
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 458-6109
amys3808@aol.com
www.amybunger.com
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FESTIVE CANVASES
Time to gussy up for all of those holiday
parties. Let your needlepoint reflect your
celebration mood.
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Winter Across America
Snuggle up with a cup of hot tea.
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YEAR END SALE
The weather outside is frightful, but the savings inside are
delightful.
December 1 — 31, 2014
25% off almost* EVERYTHING!
ALL in-store merchandise will be discounted 25% off.
This discount will not appear on the Website or on-line order receipts.
The discount will be applied when we write your receipt in the shop.
*Stitch guides, Home Study and special orders are not included in the sale.
Please call or E-mail us with special shipping instructions. We will be
shipping through the 18th and then hold all packages until after the main
holiday rush to avoid losses and damage in the CRUSH!
Out with the old and in with the NEW. The Phoenix TNNA Winter Market
is right around the corner. We need extra hangers, empty hooks and plenty
of available shelf space for new goodies.
Remember to follow us on Facebook January 9th
through 12th during the 2015 TNNA Winter Market.
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2015 Mysteries of Needlepoint
BOOK CLUB
January…... the adventure begins!
Call or E-mail (see bottom of this page)
to sign up today.
The Mysteries of Needlepoint Book Club is
a 6-part book presented by the chapter
written by Amy Bunger. The chapters are
filled with loads of fun stitches but also include lessons on the elements of needlepoint, pathway to help your stitches look
their best, tips for selecting the right stitch
for each area on your painted canvas and
much more. Many of you have already preordered these bi-monthly installments of
THE BOOK CLUB.
Before your Book Club chapters arrive, you may wish to purchase
supplies at your local office supply store. You will need a binder
with a 2” ring, either “D” or “O” shape. Purchase a binder with clear
plastic sleeve on the front and spine to hold the color inserts which
will arrive with your first chapter.
Optional sheet lifters will help
prevent wear and tear on pages.
There are many choices of tabbed dividers on the market. Some you can write
your chapter information on and some
have paper inserts. There will be six
chapters in 2015 but you may want extra dividers for notes or “lab work.”
These supplies were all purchased at
Office Depot.
3808 Summer Ave
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 458-6109
amys3808@aol.com
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NEW GUIDES
Available Soon! We are taking
orders for Lori Carter’s guide for
Katherine Howard by Rogue
Designs.
Canvas $49.00 Guide $25.00
New Guide by Amy Bunger
for Winter White Basket
by Melissa Shirley
Canvas $252.00 Guide $157.50
New Guide by Amy Bunger
for You Are My Sunshine
from Maggie Co.
Canvas $262.50 Guide
HOME STUDY
Exotic Orange
The second of the smaller projects in Sheherezade
Home Study Part One, Exotic Orange, is ready for
shipment. This kit involves a new
Bead Fountain technique.
Amy is working away on the next kit for the Sultan’s
Tray. The two pale green windows with flowering
branches along with one more ribbon will be included
in the January kit.
Sultan’s Tray
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During one of Sanda Smith’s visits to our
shop, she spotted JP Needlepoint Design
of Benjamin Franklin Owl. I particularly
love the wallpaper and the Poor Richard’s
Almanac which are “Sanda” additions.
Sanda Smith designed and stitched
“Louis”…a special tribute for sure.
Nicolle Robidart shared this
photograph of a great monogram pillow gift she stitched.
Wish that I could get onto her
gift list.
Nancy Lusk stitched this
phenomenal canvas by Once
in a Blue Moon using a stitch
guide written by Robin King.
What a great combination of
designer, guide writer and
stitcher.
Nancy Berner shared this photo
of her beautiful rendition of
Amanda Lawford’s Russian Skyline canvas worked from an Amy
Bunger Guide.
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Check out the antique apothecary jars used as
a backdrop for Jeanne’s Halloween Bottles designed by Kirk & Bradley using Amy Bunger
stitch guides.
Jeanne Kunzman decorates the house with her great stitching.
These two witches by Melissa Shirley were stitched using a
combination of stitch ideas from two different guide writers.
This 3-D Witch’s Hat designed by Melissa Shirley and
stitched by Linda Murphey is
a fun, fun, fun decoration for
the wackiest holiday of the
year.
More great stitching by Jeanne
Kunzman. Jack-O better not laugh
at this cute Melissa Shirley Witch
This page is the
who came to a Rent Amy Day or
HALLOWEEN in December
she may turn him into Cinderella’s
tribute!
Coach.
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Julie Besser shared
her wonderful
FINISHED
projects with us. So
much fun to see them
ready to send off for
the final step.
Julie’s projects are
such a wide variety
with Kelly Clark Halloween, Melissa
Shirley Acorn, Birds of
a Feather Garden
Fantasy canvases and
a perpetual Happy
Birthday banner from
Merry L Prints.
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Best Wishes
for a special
holiday season
From
Amy, Bob, Eileen,
Cindi and Khardiatou
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